Beverage-container



J. J. EDMUNDSON.

BEVERAGE CONTAINER;

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12. 1916.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

HIIII g nrrnn STATES PAT N OFFICE.

JERONE J. EDMUNDSON, or BriaM'INGHAM, ALABAMA...

To all wkom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JnRoNE J EDMoND- SON, acitizen of-th'e United States, residing at=Birmingham, in the county of J efierson and State of Alabama have;invented certainnewand useful Improvements in Beverage-Containers, ofwhich the following is a specification. 1

This invention relatesj to beverage containers and 'more specifically to; containers adapted to hold carbonated beverages at a relatively low'temperature. The device may be made either small for portable use'or relatively large for use in connection with SOClEtfOllIlttll'lS.

One of the Objects of the present invention is to provide a beverage container having relatively few parts which will be cheap to manufacture and install. A'further object is to provide a simple and practical a reasonable lengthoftime.

Other objects will be p inpart obvious; from the annexed drawingsand in part indicated in connection therewith by the following analysis of this invention.

This invention,accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination '.of'

and disposition thereof; all as more completely outlined herein.

"To enable others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend the underlyingv features thereof that they may embody: the

same; by the numerous'modifications in structure and relation contemplated by'this in vention, drawings depicting a preferred form have been anneXedas apart of this disclosure, and in such drawings, like char acters of reference denote corresponding parts throughoutrall the views, of which Figure .1 is a vertical central sectional view showing the-complete device I Fig. 2 is-a similar view showing a modification', certain parts being omittedfor the sake of clearness; 7' *Fig. 3 is a" view :similar toQFig. -21 of another modification-or holderrfor .form

Figs. 4 and 5 aresmall-detail views, and

Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional view of another -modification. 1

Re -r g 1 0W t e drwi i detai Specification of letters Oct; 14; 1919, Application filed October 12, 1916. Serial No. 125,251.

- container 15 with gas.

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The casing- 15 is provided :with numerous supporting pads 22 'SLtIVZBI'lOIlS places about BEVERAGE-CONTAINER.

and more particularly to Fig. l l O-denotes a single wall bottle or jar adapted to hold the beverage to be dispensed. This bottle may be boughtand sold separately and used with the holder orcontainer hereinafter described forthei purpose of carbonating theLbeverage and maintaining the same cool. ,xThis I bottle 10 is. preferablyof single-thickness provided with a reinforced neck 11 having astopper 12 with. one or -more openings therein, through one of which. passes a tube v 313 leading toa dispensingcock, not shown,

for this will vary according to the' use. to which the device 'iisput. For example in soda fountains it-would probably lead to .a

tap-cocksome distanceiaway, while if the carbon: dioxid gasv for the purpose of carbonating the beverage and also for filling the space between the bottle 10- and its outer The'pipes 13 and 14 pass through a closure 16 in the upper part 17 of the outer casing or jacket and are then forced'through the cork or stopper .12

to the interior of-the bottle 10. The pipe .13. preferably extends'down substantially to thefbottom of the ,bottle,.as shown, and the son ofthegas pressure. The pipe. 13Yis also provided with a smallstop cock18 beverage f is forced out therethrough by rear 1 check valve 20 to prevent back flow of gas.

:A small opening 21 is provided in the pipe 14 to permit the gasto'fiow into the space between the bottlelO'and its casing 15'; it

being a well recognized fact. that carbon dioXid gas is 'arelatively 10w conductor of heat, "and it thereby. provides an "insulating means between the bottle and its casing, thus Faiding in g keeping the beverage lat, a a a relatively low temperature for a comparatively its interior; adapted to cushion thebottle nected near their top and provided withza gaskety23.fA clamping ring24 of wedge shaped crOsS section passes around'theparts at point and-is preferablyprovided with.

any desired form of tightening means 25, see Fig. 4, whereby the parts may be firmly clamped and held in position; Other forms of tightening and holding means may be substituted, although it is believed that the form herein shown and described willprei vent certain advantages and ease of manipulation.

One method of using and operating a device of this character is substantially as follows:

The cover 17 of the casing is removed and abottle 10 containing the beverage to be dispensedplaced therein, after which the stoppers containing the pipes 13 and 14, are put in place, together with the cover 17, and the gasket ring 23 tightened to airtight condition.

The pipe 14: is then connected with a suitable source of carbon dioxid whereby the liquid or beverage will be carbonated, and the space between the bottle and the casing 12 will also be filled with a fluid having a low heat conductivity which also equalizes the pressure on both sides of the bottle, thus preventing breakage thereof. The beverage may then be drawn off through the pipe 13 after the stop cock 18 has been opened.

Fig. 2 shows a modification of substantially th same construction as that above described, except that the casing. 26 is preferably of double wall construction and is provided with a doubl wall cover 28, both of which are provided with valve members 27 whereby the pressure between the double walls may be varied as desired. The bottle 10 is supported by cushioning means similar to the blocks 22 as shown in Fig. 1 and is connected with a suitable source of carbonating fluid and provided with a dispensing tube 13, as above explained. At this point, it may be noted that the bottle 10 may be filled through this dispensing tube, if so desired. The bottles in both cases are preferably made of glass, although this is not essential and the outer casings may be made of glass, metal or fiber, as desired.

It will be seen that this modification presents a device having greater insulating capacity than that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is substantially the same construction as Fig. 2 yet a different form of fasteningmeans-as shown in Fig. 5 is provided whereby the cover 30 is secured in place. This cover is preferably provided with a separate downwardly extending flange mem- 'ber 31 having one or more holes 32 adapted to receive projecting lugs 33 about the top or the lower part of the casing. This flange 'or tightening band is provided with projecting ears through which a boltmay be passed substantially as shown in Fig. 4 for tightening the band and drawing the parts of the casing in tight position.

This modification 'will'be found desirable where relatively high pressure is used between the double walls. If desired, the air could be exhausted from this double space and a medium pressure maintained between the inner wall of the casing and the bottle. It will be noted that the spacers 34: are preferably used between the inner and outer walls of the casing, thereby permitting the use of a relatively large bottle closely fitting the interior of the casing or even the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Fig. 6, there is shown a further Slight modification of the closure means at the top of the receptacle. ing 15 are substantially the same as shown in Fig. 1. A packing and insulating material 35 is positioned adjacent th inner surfaces and is provided with a passage or duct 36 leading to the interior of the casing. The dispensing pipe 13 passes through a tight plug 37 mounted in the insulating material 35 forming a closure for the bottle 10 and has closely fitting thereon a threaded member 38 adapted to engage threads in the upper part of the member 37. Then this part is screwed into place, it tightly sits upon the bottom of the threaded recess of the member 37, thus making a tight connection. A small pipe 40 leads through this member 38 and terminates adjacent an indenture 41 in the dispensing pipe 13 which loosely passes through the neck of the bottle and thereby communicates with the interior of the device. This construction permits the carbon'ating fluid to pass in through the pipe 40 past the indenture 41 to the interior of the bottle 10. A portion of'this gas may also pass through the duct 36 into the interior of the casing or that space between the bottle and the casing, thereby to increa e he insulation of the device.

It is, of course, to be understood that a different form of member 38 may be used, if desired, such, for example, as a spigot member as commonly used in connection with beer kegs. The method of operating a device of this character is substantially the same as that above described in connection with Fig. 1 anda further statement thereof is believed to be unnecessary.

From the above, it will be clear that the present invention provides a simple, practical and inexpensive beverage container,

The bottle 10 and the cas and accomplishes, among others, all of the.

objects and advantages herein set forth.

7 Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of this invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt'it for various applications without omitting certain features that, from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or speclfic aspects of this invention,

and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

I claim:

1. Ina device of the character described,

incombination, a bottle, a, casing therefor and spaced therefrom provided with a re'-' movable cover whereby the bottle may be withdrawn fromsaid casing, said cover being provided with a threaded opening, a threaded closure in said opening, a dispensing tube passing through said threaded cloing, a dispensing tube passing through said j stopper and loosely passing through the neck of the bottle, a second tube passing through the stopper for conveying'a carbonating' gas to the interiors of the bottle,

an insulating material positioned between the neck of the bottle and the interior of the casing having a passageway communicating with said first mentioned passageway whereby the carbonating gas may also enter the space between the casing andthe bottle.

3. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a bottle, a casing therefor" and spaced therefrom provided with a removable cover whereby the bottle may be withdrawn from said casing, said cover'being provided with a threaded opening, a dispensing tube having a fastening-member engaging said threaded opening, a passage way through said last mentioned member adapted to convey a carbonating fluid to the interior of the bottle, and an insulating spacing member between thebottle' and the casing, said spacing member constituting a closure for the bottle, and being provided with a passage Way communicating with said first-named passage way' at one end,

and with thespace between the bottle and the casing at the other end.

4. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a bottle, a casing therefor and spaced therefrom provided with a re,-

movable cover whereby the bottle may be withdrawn from the casing, said cover having an opening, a threaded plug disposed u within; the openlng, a dispensing tube arranged to pass through theplug and into the interior of thebottle, a holding member for said dispensing tube having threads arranged to engage the threaded plug, an inlet tube carried by said holding member, and a passage way through said plug for establishing communication between said inlet tube and the space between thebottle and the casing.

' 5. In: a device of the characterdescribed, in combination, abottle, a casing therefor andvspaced therefrom provided with a removable cover whereby-the bottle may be r I withdrawn from'the casing, said cover havE ing an opening, a threaded plug disposed.

within the opening, a dispensing tube arranged to pass through the plug andinto the interior of the bottle, a holdingmember for said dispensing tube having threads arranged to engage'the threaded plug, an in- ,let tube carried by said holding member, a

passage way through said plug for establishing communication between said inlet tube and the space between the bottle and v the casing, an insulating spacing member disposed between the bottleand the casing and constituting. a stopper for the bottle, and having a passage way communicating With'the passageway in the plug. 7

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature I in presence of tWo witnesses. I JERONE'J. EDMUNDSON.

Witnesses: I I V V L."W. HUGHES, 1 G. HALL.

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